Complete Sentence, Run-on, or Fragment?

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought and has at least a subject and a verb.

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What is a fragment?

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A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought and is often missing a subject or a verb.

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence occurs when two or more complete sentences are joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions.

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Example of a complete sentence:

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Jennifer brought cupcakes to school for her birthday.

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Example of a fragment:

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Pam and her dog, Spike.

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Example of a run-on sentence:

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Ben was hungry he decided to eat an apple.

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How can you fix a run-on sentence?

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You can fix a run-on sentence by adding a period, a semicolon, or a conjunction.

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What punctuation can separate two complete sentences?

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A period or a semicolon can separate two complete sentences.

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What is the subject of a sentence?

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The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about.

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What is the verb of a sentence?

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The verb of a sentence is the action word that describes what the subject is doing.